Editor's note: International Roadcheck is May 4-6. This is part one of a three-part series on how fleets can prepare for and pass roadside inspections —not just during the 72-hour International ...

A bad inspection at the roadside can put an operator out of service in the blink of an eye. Among the many necessary preventives are an owner-op's close pre- and post-trip and other equipment ...

Now I gotta pause here a sec and admit that I learned about the importance of a pre-trip inspection the hard way. Way back in my early days of wheeling I jumped into my old 1977 International Scout ...